UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
Contribution from the Forest Service 
WILLIAM B. GREELEY, Forester 
Washington, D. C. 
May 15, 1922 
RANGE AND CATTLE MANAGEMENT DURING 
DROUGHT. 
By JAMES T. JARDINE, Inspector of Grazing, and CLARENCE L. FoRsLinG, Grazing 
Hraniner. 
CONTENTS. 
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The problem of drought and cattle Adjustments necessary, etc.—Contd. 
PEE ASU ECV ea ee 1 Breeding herd should be limited 
Jornada Range Reserve—=—-—._/_— 4 to grazing capacity of the 
Types of vegetation: 22224225 + 5 range, during drought_="¢ —_= 43 
Use of the area prior to reser- Surplus stock should vary with 
TEETH Sone eo ak 8 CR ee asl apa ey 10 range forage production and 
Recurrence of drought___-________ #1. with’ the -market— 23222 3s 46 
Variation in forage production_____ 18 Range management to obtain 
Variation due to Gdrought____~ 19 maximum forage production 
Variation due to grazing______ 25 and) propery, USes2esS Sues ee 49 
Forage production conclusions_ 33 | Improvements necessary to meet in- 
Caine capacity = 2 se a en 834 crease in cost of cattle production_ 53 
Yearlong or winter range_____ 85 Improvements in grade of stock_ 54 
Sammmern yrange 650% a 40 Imcreasms calif crop 58 
Adjustments necessary in cattle man- Decreasing losses of cattle_____ 65 
ZVLTEVED S10 yr cee eal eC ems hoe a 4] Increasing growth of young 
Southern New Mexico a cattle- Stock Sao 2 ea eS eae ti 
breeding section____________ AOD eA CSSUNEEDTNT Tey. et Se 29 ea) Tat es 79 
THE PROBLEM OCF DROUGHT AND CATTLE PRODUCTION. 
Cattle production on ranges of the Southwest in the past has been 
a business of “ups and downs,” with prosperity or adversity gov- 
erned by climatic conditions, which brought seasons of plenty in 
range forage and stock water followed by seasons of restricted forage 
growth and scarcity of water. 
Soon after the cattle business became established on the open public 
range of the Southwest the herds were built up during a period of 
good years until the developed ranges were stocked fully or beyond 
the number that they could carry even in good years. Then, at in- 
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